Crime Rates at Pondside Lane, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1BB

Pondside Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bishop's Waltham , and the 190th highest crime rate of 380 local areas in Winchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pondside Lane (SO32 1BB) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Bishop's Waltham average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pondside Lane (SO32 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bosworth Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.